taking root, origin
taking root, Thphr. CP 2.12.5, 8.1.3; ῥ. λαμβάνειν Plu. Publ. 8: metaph., of the formation of the embryo, ὀμφαλὸς -ώσιος ἀρχά Philol. 13; ἡ τῶν γεννωμένων ῥ. Plu. Lyc. 14; origin of veins and arteries, Hp. Alim. 31.
The corpus record
ῥίζ-ωσις
rizosis · ἡ
taking root
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What it meant — LSJ
Where it came from
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